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Saturday, November 21, 2009

IAFF Study Shows LODD Clustering

A study released by the International Association of Fire Fighters examining fire service line-of-duty deaths that occurred from 2000 through 2005 finds that more than half of those deaths can be attributed to health-related factors. “This is a stark reminder that many firefighter deaths are preventable,” said IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. The retrospective study compiled LODD data from the National Fire Protection Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S. Fire Administration and the International Association of Fire Fighters. For each of the 644 cases with sufficient information to be included in the study, ...

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